Given name & surname
Abela
“a breath or sigh; source of life”
Abela is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “a breath or sigh; source of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a breath or sigh; source of life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
In Maltese usage, Abela as a surname developed from Abel. In Maltese usage, Abela as a surname developed from Abella.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 0 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 569 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abela’s family of names
In Maltese usage, Abela as a surname developed from the English form Abel. Abela has a related form in Abella. In German usage, Abela has a related form in Abel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Abela has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Abelvariant · German, English
- Abellavariant · English, Catalan
- Apelavariant · Hawaiian
- Abelyahvariant
- Abeliahvariant
- Abellahvariant
- Abeiyavariant
- Abeliavariant
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Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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